Dreamhack news

Today we present the details of the 4th and final tournament in the DreamHack SAPPHIRE AMD Championship, hosted at DreamHack Winter 2011 in Jönköping, Sweden. The tournament features a 400 000 SEK prize purse and will be the final of all things StarCraft from DreamHack this year, we promise you all an final that you never forget!

Some of the world’s best StarCraft II players will be attending in the main tournament but there will also be two separated BYOC tournaments open for all the attendees in the LAN area. More information and sign-up for the BYOC will be presented in the upcoming weeks.

The participants of the 64 player main tournament will be prior winners and runner ups of DreamHack SAPPHIRE AMD Tournaments, winners of Regional tournaments, qualified players from online qualification and selected players by the DreamHack eSports adminstration based on an open request.

Hundreds of players will play in the DreamHack SAPPHIRE AMD Championship at DreamHack Winter 2011; thousands will follow the tournament on-site; hundreds of thousands will watch the official livestream powered by Twitch.TV; and millions will follow the online event coverage from the press on site. Swedish national television, SVT Play, will also broadcast the Grand Finals in swedish.

Official maps, rules and live stream details will be released in the upcoming weeks. Below you will find all necessary information to secure your participation.

Main TournamentDates: Thursday 24 November, Friday 25 November, Saturday 26 NovemberGame: StarCraft IIPatch: Latest versionNo. of slots: 64Game format: 1vs1 BO3 (Best of 3), Grand Final BO5 (Best of 5)Tournament format:
Day 1: Group play #1 with 16 groups of 4 players each, 32 advances
Day 2: Group play #2 with 8 groups of 4 players each, 16 advances
Day 3: Playoff with single elimination Dates: 24-26th of November. The first set of groups start at 10.00 CET on the 24th. The Grand Final will be played at 23.00 Saturday the 26th of November

Tournament fee: All players need to buy an Event Pass (450 SEK), which includes all time access during the whole event and possibility to use the open sleeping hall. The Event Pass is bought at http://bokning.dreamhack.se. The players with qualified at LAN (slot 1-13.) are not required to buy an Event Pass.